Puzz & Lina
Art You Can Play With
Puzz & Lina
Puzz & Lina is a story-book 3D puzzle made of wood, for anyone older than five. Children, families, and adults have all played with the prototypes, and were clearly highly engaged. But the wooden prototypes are expensive to make. So a new version has…
Meet the Designer
Francesca is a director and designer who has exhibited her work from The Folger and The Guthrie, to Sundance and PBS National by way of Mumbai, Göteborg, Casablanca and many others. She has won 18 awards and has received grants from the Independent Television…
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Kids
Puzz-n-Lina was tested on a wide range of children. Four and five year-olds played with the puzzle at The Expedition School in Hillsborough. Six and seven year-olds were at the Kidzu Children’s Museum in Chapel Hill, and middle-schoolers were at the Carolina Center for…
Family Fun
A seven-year old girl and an eleven-year old played alongside their mom for a whole afternoon. They all asked whether they could keep Puzz-n-Lina, but unfortunately I couldn’t give it to them: they were playing with my only prototype!
Kidults at Play
Adults, be they friends or strangers, were equally engaged with Puzz-n-Lina. They liked the play-driven, design-led concept, and enjoyed relaxing by “playing away” the stresses of working life. Many suggested Puzz-n-Lina could be a collector’s item.